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BFChris26
July 30th, 2011
4:00 pm
Hopefully Braves get Bourn, a RH Reliever & a complimentary bat like Reed Johnson.
BFChris26
July 30th, 2011
4:00 pm
1st
Peter
July 30th, 2011
4:01 pm
Buster Olney
@Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
From an NL evaluator: Atlanta working hard on working out a deal for Michael Bourn. His trade value never higher than right now;FA in ‘12.
Jimmy Beam, you are my friend
July 30th, 2011
4:01 pm
Come on Frank! Do it.
McCmann and Aquahoss
July 30th, 2011
4:01 pm
Man man man man….
Franklin Gutierrez for President errr… Braves center fielder. Jeez this deadline has been hyped.
BFChris26
July 30th, 2011
4:05 pm
Bourn, a reliever and a complimentary bat and call it a day.
bruce
July 30th, 2011
4:05 pm
Headline works for Congress too!
unbelievable
July 30th, 2011
4:06 pm
Wren needs to show his players that he’s committed to making the team better. Im sure our players are wondering why he’s standing pat.
Furman Bitcher
July 30th, 2011
4:07 pm
The Bourne Identity will lead to the Bourne supremacy!
Chris_H
July 30th, 2011
4:07 pm
I can’t see Wren giving up our top prospects for whats out there …
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
4:07 pm
Im sure our players are wondering why he’s standing pat.
First, I’m not sure they are too focused on what the front office is or is not doing. But I think it’s pretty clear Wren in not standing pat. He is trying to find the best fit that won’t cost the team it’s entire future. Pence didn’t work, Beltran was too costly. Now he’s looking at other options. Not exactly standing pat…
hal
July 30th, 2011
4:08 pm
well they finnaly have haywood where he belongs in the order he can stand there and do nothing now maybe huddy will go deepp and bat him in
Craig
July 30th, 2011
4:08 pm
Time’s up. Let’s do this!
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
4:09 pm
Time’s up. Let’s do this!
24 more hours…
Kimbrel rocks
July 30th, 2011
4:09 pm
i think it’s fantastic that the Braves covet their minor league players so much. the braves are an organization that grooms young players to play for THEM. the phillies just spend money. there’s something not very exciting about teams who just throw money around to win. i like winning when you are outspent….which is what the braves are doing right now. 6-6 against the phillies and HALF the payroll. another reason why the pirates are so admirable as well.
i just feel horrible for Minor after some of the braves fans have been so hateful and ruthless about him. the kid deserves better than what he has gotten this week from many on this website.
Craig
July 30th, 2011
4:10 pm
Close enough.
Lone Wolf
July 30th, 2011
4:10 pm
Does Dimitroff know anything about baseball?
tiger297
July 30th, 2011
4:12 pm
Wren needs to show his players that he’s committed to making the team better. Im sure our players are wondering why he’s standing pat. unbelievable
kinda like wren looks at the players when they go through an awful stretch at the pl8 or make stupid errors?
Kat
July 30th, 2011
4:12 pm
Nice tune.
superiorblogman
July 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
Brave4life-1995 all over again?
July 30th, 2011
3:57 pm
superiorblogman.
lol they would laugh at that
That is probably the deal they offered to the Astros
No offense but its gonna cost 3 of our top 4 specs to get a guy like Kemp
I disagree the Dodgers can’t even make payroll and are trading Furcal most likely. I seriously think they would take a long hard look at 5 cheap prospects.
Minor, Hoover, Schafer, Betancourt, and a lessor outfield prospect is a lot for anyone.
Matt Kemp has not been the most consistent you know. He has been ridiculed on and off for not being the savior and I doubt he will ever be able to carry a team by himself. They better trade him now why the stock is high.
Minor, Hoover, Schafer, Betancourt, a lessor prospect and cash for Matt Kemp is going to be the deal. Come on people get on board when we combine our good vibes together we can make it happen.
TnBrian
July 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
Let’s not go overboard here. Bourne AND a RP? Maybe, but damn, Bourn won’t be cheap at all, so I could wait for us to get a RP. Varvaro actually looks decent and Martinez is valuable, so I think the Braves will live on maybe holding off getting a RP for now.
I got my fingers crossed on us getting Bourn. Be a HUGE help to our lineup.
Brava
July 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
Coghlan was sent to Triple-A about a month ago….
Wow! To think he was ROY in 2009.
Dale Murphy's Mole
July 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
Hey Dave, any chance the Braves could get Dexter Fowler from Rockies? Maybe Schafer+Minor for Fowler+Belisle? Also, even though Houston only seems interested in being a Phillies farm team, what would it take to get Barmes from them as a backup infielder?
tiger297
July 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
I want the trade announced during the game tonight…so I can be the one to tell the bullpen about it. its kinda fun
Mark's for the Braves
July 30th, 2011
4:14 pm
Get Bourn! Give them McClouth and one of our big 4 prospects. It is worth it! (I’m sure we’ll have to pay some of McClouth’s salary). There is nothing to ignite a team like a good lead off hitter. It makes all the difference in the world–i.e. Brett Butler, Mookie Wilson, Ralph Garr, and many others.
Do it!
Braves95WS
July 30th, 2011
4:14 pm
Come on Wren, Bourn is the piece we have needed all along!
Teejayy
July 30th, 2011
4:14 pm
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
From an NL evaluator: Atlanta working hard on working out a deal for Michael Bourn. His trade value never higher than right now;FA in ‘12.
Mudge
July 30th, 2011
4:14 pm
Kimbrel Rocks..it is very easy to say the Phillies just spend money, but Rollins, Utley, Howard, Brown, Worley, Kendrick, Ruiz, Mayberry, Bastrado, Stutes, Madson and Hamels ALL came up through the Phillies system. The Phillies groomed these young players. The difference is that as they got experience and improved, the Phillies chose to pay to keep them.
Dan_in_NC
July 30th, 2011
4:15 pm
Minor, Wilkin Ramirez and a box of baseballs for Michael Bourn…
Bobby's chauffuer
July 30th, 2011
4:15 pm
The day will come and the day will go… and we will see….
BFChris26
July 30th, 2011
4:15 pm
I would like Bourn and then possibly Willingham/Balfour.
Bourn everyday CF and Willingham a floater as in give Heyward day off against tough lefties and then slide in LF when Prado is at 3B.
DFA Proctor for Balfour, send Schafer to AAA for Bourn and do something with Nate for Willingham, maybe involve Nate in the deal.
Brava
July 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
Maybe Bourn was who they wanted all along.
Nick Saban
July 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
Michael Bourn needs to happen. I think adding him and a more affordable platoon type righty (Reed Johnson) is exactly what the Braves need.
Heath
July 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
Popeye has done a remarkable just raising his BA 33 points in just 20 games. I could see him ending up .230/.305/.450/.755 with 30HRs, 80RBI. Would have been an awful proposition at the beginning of the year, but considering how he got started, that would mean he delivers the rest of the year the way he has been inthe last 20 days.
olereb
July 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
Minor and a player to be named later for Bourn,and the player to be naed later is Schafer. If it takes more than the hell with them. Go get Upton.
superiorblogman
July 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
For the last time you guys are blowing everyone you think is available out of proportion.
Jason Heyward as a rookie had a .393 OBP, that is better than any CF you can get other than Matt Kemp. Not Bourn, not Upton, not even Adam Jones, and definitely not those bum names like Crisp.
It is Matt Kemp or nothing. Meaning if you get anyone other than Kemp you are not really improving. Jason will come around and get back into form then you will have spent a lot of prospects for nothing. Just like the Hawks gave up 2 1st round picks and took on more salary for Kirk Hinrich and it turned out that Jeff Teague is really the guy.
Brave4life-1995 all over again?
July 30th, 2011
4:16 pm
Do the Stros got a RP, try to get a couple of players out of the deal
Bigwheel
July 30th, 2011
4:17 pm
Thanks for the bloggery, always fine work. Cant say i wouldnt be thrilled to land bourn. He’s what this team needs, and they should pull the plug on schafer. Hes gotten too many chances, and he cant stay healthy. Lets go in a different direction, and sign bourn long term ( if we get him, that is)
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
4:17 pm
superiorblogman-
Furcal is making nearly twice as much as Kemp and has played in, what, 40 games this year? He’s been awful since coming off the DL. Kemp is not going to be dealt. Certainly not for the players you listed.
P'cola Brave
July 30th, 2011
4:18 pm
Guys/Gals, You CANNOT trade a player on the DL. Mclouth isn’t going anywhere at the deadline. Neither is Schafer. Both on the DL.
UKUGA
July 30th, 2011
4:18 pm
The thought of making a trade with the Astros concerns me considering Wade’s ties to Philly and the recent Pence deal.
I would hate for Wren to give in to Wade, after the Phillies got a pretty favorable deal to land Pence.
Brava
July 30th, 2011
4:18 pm
Jason Heyward as a rookie had a .393 OBP, that is better than any CF you can get other than Matt Kemp.
What does that have to do with anything?
BFChris26
July 30th, 2011
4:18 pm
P’cola Brave
Yes you can, just have to have commissioner’s permission.
Mudge
July 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
Bigwheel..Bourne=Boras. He’ll go free agent, Boras has no real history of letting clients sign early deals.
Dennis Reynolds
July 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
GOTTA get Bourn. It just makes too much sense not to. Obviously Frank Wrens job is more difficult than we like to think it is, but with todays social media outlets like Twitter, us fans are pretty informed as well. I really hope FW pulls this one off.
CB
July 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
P’cola,they can be traded with comissioner’s approval.
20 out
July 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
Is that the split squad lineup? Where’s the other squad playing?
Trader Jack
July 30th, 2011
4:19 pm
Phillies line up for tonite
Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Pence, Ibanez, Polanco, Ruiz, Lee
Damn
Gordon
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
Get Bourn… The 2 best options were taken by SF and Phil. Hmmmm.. Best teams last year and best teams this year. That leaves the Braves with the 3rd best player at best. If they want to be the 3rd best team in the NL , I guess thats ok but it wont get you to a World Series.
choozer
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
Bourn? YES-YES! Coco? NO-NO!
bamakirk
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
Please remember that you can not trade a player on the diabled list so quit mentioning JS or NM.
VinnyD
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
I would love to solve this whole leadoff hitter thing with Bourne. Name to keep in mind…Jeff Baker as a platoon bench guy against lefties…Check his stats.
bravofan
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
Can everyone at least learn how to spell Bourn its B O U R N people ! There is no E!!
fredo
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
I don’t believe somone on the DL can be traded, so McClouth and Schafer will be staying put for now.
olereb
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
What is wrong with Upton? If he does not pan out, trade him this winter. It has been written the Rays would take less,and after they beat us so bad in the Soriano trade they might give us a discount.
Noone, Alot, Loosers, Than, Then & To Much
July 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
What would it realistically take to get Kemp?
Powderfinger
July 30th, 2011
4:21 pm
Does anybody know how the weather is at the ballpark? Up here, 40 northwest, it’s been raining.
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
4:21 pm
What would it realistically take to get Kemp?
A miracle.
Kimbrel rocks
July 30th, 2011
4:21 pm
@mudge- it’s really not debatable whether the phillies spend money. they may have groomed a couple of players but you can’t make a legitimate argument that their success is not a direct result of having money.
Powderfinger
July 30th, 2011
4:21 pm
Oops, 40 miles northwest…
groundfog
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
I’m with DOB. I’m happier with Bourne than I would have been with Pence.
Peter
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
Maybe Wade is thinking,”well I really want the Braves pitching prospects, so even though what they are offering for Pence is better than the Phillies offer, I’ll trade him to the Phillies anyway. Then the Braves will get so desperate for offense they will trade even more to me for Bourn.” *evil laugh*
olereb
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
What if he is a player to be named?
PMC
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
Probably better off now getting middle relief. I can’t see the astros trading Bourn when we have no outfielder on any level that they would want that is available.
Kimbrel rocks
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
Upton is a headcase and would never fit in with the Braves
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
The Dodgers to do a complete 180 on the stance they have taken for the last 2 years regarding Kemp.
Memphis
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
Why do people assume a lineup of Prado,Schafer/Mclouth, and Pence would be better than Prado, Bourn, and Heyward. We DONT have a leadoff hitter or CF worth a crap. Jordan Schafer is okay, Nate Mclouth sucks! Bourn = a better fit for the Braves than Pence. Its not hard to see people. Leadoff hitter solved, CF solved.
BravesFanInPA
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
I am hearing Bourn is a done deal. I have a contact at Majestic Athletic who says they are working on the uniform right now.
CJ
July 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
everyone is talking about which outfielder the braves will pickup. but lets not forget, braves need to really pick up a reliever in that bullpen. sooner the better….
MFin04
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
Bourn actually makes more sense than Beltran or Pence.
1eyedJack
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
Heyward must have read all his press clippings in the off season. Bourn would be nice at the top of the order.
Sons of Rick Matula
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
Coco Nono
superiorblogman
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
Brava
July 30th, 2011
4:18 pm
Jason Heyward as a rookie had a .393 OBP, that is better than any CF you can get other than Matt Kemp.
What does that have to do with anything?
You obviously can’t comprehend well enough to be asking questions. Jason Heyward as a rookie got on base more often than any of these guys you people are blowing out of proportion and talking about giving up prospects for. You are blowing them all out of proportion it is Matt Kemp or nothing that improves the team that much.
Josh
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
bravesfaninpa, don’t mess with us. This week has been rough already
Bobby's chauffuer
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
The bull pen hasn’t been as bad lately as it was earlier. The end three are great the middle is looking much better and with Moylan possibly getting back in time…wwhat’s to worry?
Scrub21
July 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
Lonewolf I tweeted the samething lastnight!!! very funny
Copyandpaste
July 30th, 2011
4:24 pm
How about the return of Franceour? He’s doing pretty well with kc, and he’s on a one yr contract
The Real Brave
July 30th, 2011
4:24 pm
No…
groundfog
July 30th, 2011
4:24 pm
Bourne isn’t an FA till after next season, correct?
ray
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
the top 2 guys in the Pence deal are good, but only in A ball. the 3rd guy is a failed starter and the 4th is ? so Ed Wade would rather give his former Phils club a discount and chase away the Braves with a unreasonable demand.
why would he give us a fair price for Bourn now ? why waste time even talking to him ?
meanwhile, if the Braves weren’t so cheap, when guys like Bourn become free agents, they could offer arbitration and salvage draft pick compensation. but they end up either walking away (Drew, Sheffield) or being forced to make a stupid giveaway trade (remember Kotchman, Chavez ?)
so basically, all guys we trade for end up being rentals. but Frank says the budget is not a problem. oh, really ?
BravesFanInPA
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
I am not messing with you. I live within 15 miles of their manufacturing site. Thats what my friend who works there is telling me. He only is telling me this because he knows I am a Braves fan.
Bama Brave
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
I would rather have upton than coco….lol
olereb
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
We are not getting Kemp.
P'cola Brave
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
The Red Sox checked in with the A’s on old friend Coco Crisp, tweets ESPN’s Gordon Edes. He says the price is high for a player who may not bring draft pick compensation. Crisp does have a shot at Type B status though.
Brave4life-1995 all over again?
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
If heyward was as good as he was last year the Braves would be very close to the Phils if not leading the division.
If Prado steps up
If Uggla stays hot as he is
If Heyward steps up
then we will go deep into the playoffs
The Ghost of Trenidad Hubbard.
July 30th, 2011
4:25 pm
I agree.
Chop Chop
July 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
Bourn would be fine with me. If you’re not going to get a big power bat, you might as well get a guy who can set the table. As long as Prado comes around (and I’m pretty sure he will), then you’ll have a potent one-two combo at the top. Make no mistake about it, though. Freeman and Uggla are going to have to continue to carry the water for this club for a while.
I don’t care about adding a reliever. This team is already luxuriating in the quality of five relievers (Kimbrel, Venters, O’Flaherty, Linebrink, and Sherrill).
Gordon
July 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
Get rid of Schafer – no power low average
Get rid of McClouth – 30 homers in Pittsburgh – 4 this year ? Big $$ No output
Pillies 178 million payroll… Braves 90 ?? .. Only half. Hard to compete. Frank Wren has done a awesome job.
Juan
July 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
You guys know that Bourne is also a connection between Ed Wades & Phillies.
He’s the one came from Philadelphia in a Lidge deal.
bozz
July 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
I would give up Delgado or Minor + Jordan for Bourn
Innocent Bystander
July 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
Again, you CAN trade a DL’ed player with the commissioner’s approval.
Heath
July 30th, 2011
4:27 pm
I’d prefer Bourn over Upton… but sometimes a guy just needs a change of scenery, so, Upton can’t be any worse than what we have now as long as we don’t give to much for the opportunity to get his best.
Josh
July 30th, 2011
4:27 pm
bravesfaninpa, hope your right then
Gordon
July 30th, 2011
4:28 pm
Chop Chop , you’re right if they would score some runs relief wouldn’t be some overworked.
Peter
July 30th, 2011
4:28 pm
Braves fan in pa-
Just because they are working on the uniform, doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. I would think they would be making uniforms ready for all possibilities. Of course I could be wrong, just an assumption.
Brava
July 30th, 2011
4:28 pm
superiorblogman, you are superior in your own mind. Your comments are all condescending and offensive toward other bloggers here. As has been stated here ad nauseum, Matt Kemp is not available, so it is you who obviously cannot comprehend anything.
Bravesfan2011
July 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
I’m hearing lots of reports that Bourn to the Braves is almost a done deal.
BravesFanInPA
July 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
I will kill my friend if he is messing with me but he some how knew about the Eagles big signing yesterday an hour before it was announced
Michael Bourn
July 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
Ill be there tonight. Ill show you what you were hoping you had in Jordan Schafer.
GAMECHANGAAAAA!!
Jimmy
July 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
bravesfaninpa – then what would be the holdup in releasing a press release?